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Letters .Patent No, 77,625, dated May 5, 1868.A

IMPROVEMENT IN EAMES.

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" Be it known that we, E. E'LAGY and D. K. WOODBURY, of])anvil 1e,-vin the county of Vermillion, and inl the State 'of Illinois,"huv:e invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Homes;v and do hereby declarel that the following is a full,.elear, ond exact descriptionl thereof, reference 'being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the-annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, A represents the lower part of aharnes 11i-'tde of' wood, and in the form shown, so asto correspond with the form' and shape of 'a horse-collar, and {it-thereon.A

The part A isprovided with the uslual'strip, or plate and loop, at its lower eirtremity, and with hold-hackri'ngxs, as is fully shown. The corners of the outside of thevpiece A are cut away, ris-vis shown, leavingashoulder or tongue on its outside. The plate for securing the loop 'ab ythe lower end is scr'ewed to the piece'Aand vextends up the whole length otvsoidpiece and bent over the ends thereof. The upper partot the' plate, as

shown at B, from 4the beginning of th'e tongue of'the piece A, is made a little narrower than th'e thickness of the piece A. Y i

C represents a metallic slidingplate, made slightly curved, so as vtoA correspond with the upper end of o,

collar, and made adjustable at any desired point by means of the screw-loop D, which passes through one of a vseries of holes therein into the plate B and wood piece A.: The plate C is providedwith or has.' ted'to it the 'ordinory'loop for fastening the top .of the'hames, and is provided with lips, xagwhich fit and work over the metallic strip or plate', 'and thereby hold the said plate firmly in place. i The lips :e slide in groovesl made bythe plate B and shoulder-send tongneot.` the piece A, and .the plate B slides in groovesmade by -or between the plate C and its lips d: x.' i i i v lBy means of the4 adjustable orsliding plate- C, this 'homes may readily be altered to oorrespond'with or t n collar of any sizeaequired.

Having thus .fully describ ed our intention, what we clairn as new, and desire t o secure by 'Letters Patent, is; The adjustable metallic plate' C, provided with L-sliaped ears, a: se, which project beyond 'and'under the stationary plate B, and work in vertical grooves `in the wooden homes A, all constructed, arranged, 'and operatlng as set forth. l

In testimony that we claim' the foregoin,g,'we have hereuntoset our hands, this 3d day of February, 1868.

I E. F. LACY,v Y i D. K. WOODBURY. Witnesses:

H. M. KIMBALL, J. E. WooDBUnY. 

